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China restores internet after ethnic riots

Life in China's Xinjiang region was slowly returning to normal with the restoration of some internet services after deadly ethnic riots earlier in July, officials said Tuesday. ...full story at cbcnews

from cbcnews on Tue, Jul 28 2009

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16 Jul 09 visit Egyptian diplomat: Urumqi riots harm peaceful ethnic co-existence in Xinjiang  »  People's Daily The recent riots in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, have jeopardized the peaceful co-existence of different ethnic groups there and should be condemned, a senior diplomat said here Wednesday. The latest events in...
25 Mar 08 visit Schools in SW China ethnic Tibetan area resume classes after riots  »  People's Daily Most schools in the ethnically Tibetan Aba county in southwest China's Sichuan Province resumed classes on Monday as life returned to normal after riots earlier in the month. More than 1,000 students and staff at Chengguan First Pri ...
05 Nov 09 visit The missing link  »  People's Daily Four months have passed since the bloody riots in Urumqi that killed almost 200 people and life has been slowly returning to normal. But residents say their lives will continue to be affected until full Internet service is restored to the city. The...
29 Jul 09 visit Xinjiang promises "compensation" for riot-disrupted telecom, Internet services  »  People's Daily Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region said Tuesday it would "compensate" mobile subscribers and Internet users for services that were disrupted by the deadly riot of July 5. "Telecom companies will compensate users either by reducing...
23 Jul 09 visit Xinjiang, Tibet, beyond: China’s ethnic relations  »  Blogging For China The ethnic protests and clashes in China’s westernmost region of Xinjiang on 5-6 July 2009 and the following days have caused around 200 deaths. The deadly violence, mainly between the Uyghur (and Muslim) population and the Han Chinese – but...

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